Dr. H.V. Murugkar

Principal Scientist

M.V.Sc., Ph.D., Veterinary Public Health

Email : harshad[dot]murugkar[at]icar[dot]gov[dot]in

Honors & Awards

  1. Fellow of Indian Association of Veterinary Public Health Specialists.
  2. Member, National Academy of Veterinary Sciences.






















Publication

  1. Athira CK, Murugkar HV., Kumar M, Nagarajan S, Tosh C, Bhatia S, Rajukumar K and Kumar, A (2015). Evaluation of elution methods for recovery of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) virus from infected duck feathers. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences 85 (12): 1303–1305.
  2. Khandia, R., Rajukumar, K., Pateriya, A., Bhatia, S., Murugkar, H., Pradhan, H.K., Prakash, A. and Pattnaik, B. (2014) In vitro evaluation of effect of B. anthracis lethal toxin on primary mammary tumor cells. American Journal of Infectious Diseases 10 (3): 132-137.
  3. Khandia, R., Rajukumar, K., Pateriya, A., Bhatia, S., Murugkar, H., Pradhan, H.K., Prakash, A. and Pattnaik, B. (2014) In vitro evaluation of effect of B. anthracis lethal toxin on primary mammary tumor cells. American Journal of Infectious Diseases 10 (3): 132-137.
  4. Tosh C, Nagarajan S, Murugkar HV, Bhatia S, Kulkarni DD (2014) Evolution and Spread of Avian Influenza H5N1 Viruses. Advances in Animal and Veterinary Sciences 2 (4S): 33 – 41. (Review article).
  5. Murugkar, H.V. (2013). Laboratory Biosafety. National Seminar on Innovations in science and technology for inclusive Development jointly organised by Indian Science Congress Association, Bhopal Chapter and M.P. Council of Science and Technology, Bhopal. 26th-27th March, 2014.
  6. Murugkar, H.V. (2013). Biosafety issues in Indian Microbiological Laboratories. MICROCON 2013 and 37th National conference of Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists. 21-24th November, 2013, HICC, Hyderabad.
  7. Murugkar, H.V. (2013). Biocontainment laboratories- Safe and secure microbiology for animal and human health. 54th Annual Conference of Association of Microbiologists of India and International symposium on Frontier Discoveries and innovations in Microbiology and its interdisciplinary relevance held a Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak Nov. 17th, 2013.
  8. Qureshi, M., Tosh, C., Nagarajan, S., Murugkar, H.V., Jain, R., Kulkarni, D.D. (2013). Molecular characterization of H5N1 avian influenza virus isolated in Tripura, 2011. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences 83(5): 521-524.
  9. Kurmi, B., Murugkar, H. V., Nagarajan, S., Tosh, C., Dubey, S. C. and Manoj Kumar. (2013). Survivability of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus in poultry faeces at different temperatures. Indian Journal of Virology. 24: 272-277.
  10. Khandia R ,Pattnaik B , Rajukumar K, Pateriya A K, Murugkar H V, Bhatia S, Prakash A and Pradhan H K (Feb 2013). "Evaluation of a protective antigen gene based SYBR Green I real time PCR for detection of Bacillus anthracis in field samples”. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences 83 (2): 118–123.
  11. Zohra, S, Venkatesh ,G., Murugkar, H.V., Bedekar, M. K., Nagarajan, S. and S.C. Dubey. (2012). Prokaryotic expression and characterisation of recombinant M1 protein of an Indian H5N1 Avian Influenza virus. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences. Vol 82, No 12.
  12. Nagarajan, S., Tosh, C., Peiris, J. S. M., Murugkar, H. V., Sridevi, R., Kumar, M., Katare, M., Jain, R., Syed, Z., Behera, P., Cheung, C. L., Khandia, R., Tripathi, S., Yi Guan and Dubey, S. C.. (2012). Avian Influenza (H5N1) virus of clade 2.3.2 in domestic poultry in India. Plos One 7(2):e31844. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0031844. Published online on 20.02.2012.
  13. Dubey, S.C., Dahal, N., Nagarajan, S., Tosh, C., Murugkar, H.V., Rinzin, K., Sharma, B., Jain, R., Katare, M., Patil, S., Khandia, R., Syed, Z., Tripathi, S., Behera, P., Kumar, M., Kulkarni, D.D., Krishna, L. (2012) Isolation and characterization of influenza A virus (subtype H5N1) that caused the first highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak in chicken in Bhutan. Vet Microbiol. 155: 100-105.
  14. Nagarajan, S., Murugkar, H. V., Tosh, C., Behera, P., Khandia, R., Jain, R., Katare, M., Syed, Z., Tripati S. and Dubey, S. C. (2011). Comparison of a nucleoprotein gene based RT-PCR with real time RT-PCR for diagnosis of avian influenza in clinical specimens. Res Vet. Sci. Accepted for publication doi:10.1016/j.rvsc.2011.06.005.
  15. Tosh C, Nagarajan S, Murugkar HV, Jain R, Behera P, Katare M, Kulkarni DD, Dubey SC (2011). Phylogenetic evidence of multiple introduction of H5N1 virus in Malda district of West Bengal, India in 2008. Veterinary Microbiology 148:132-139.
  16. Tosh C, Murugkar HV, Nagarajan S, Tripathi S, Katare M, Jain R, Khandia R, Syed Z, Behera P, Patil S, Kulkarni DD, Dubey SC (2011). Emergence of amantadine-resistant avian influenza H5N1 virus in India. Virus Genes 42:10-15.
  17. Gowthaman, V., Vanamayya, P. R., Nagarajan. S., Bhatia, S., Suba, S., Jain, R., Behera, P., Tosh, C., Murugkar, H. V., and Dubey, S.C. (2010). Influence of dose of inocula on outcome of clinical disease in highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) infections - An experimental study. Avian Dis. 54:576-580.
  18. Nagarajan, S., Tosh, C., Murugkar, H. V., Venkatesh, G., Katare, M., Jain, R., Behera, P., Khandia, R., Tripathi, S., Kulkarni, D. D. and Dubey, S. C. 2010. Isolation and molecular characterization of a H5N1 virus isolated from a Jungle crow (Corvus macrohynchos) in India. Virus Genes 41:30-36.
  19. S.C. Dubey, H.V. Murugkar, R.K. Kaushik and D.D. Kulkarni. (2009). Efficiency of HEPA Filters in Air Handling System of a Bio-containment Laboratory in India. Applied Biosafety. 14(3):121-125.
  20. Nagarajan, S., Murugkar, H.V., Tosh, C., Behera, P., Jain, R., Tripathi, S., Khandia, R., Gupta, V., Kulkarni, D. D., Dubey, S.C. (2009). Avian influenza virus (H5N1) in chickens in India. Vet Rec. 164, 128.
  21. Rahman, H., Murugkar, H.V., Kumar, A., Islam, M. and Mukherjee, S. (2008). Seroprevalence of Toxoplasmiosis in a District of Assam, India. Ind. J. Pub. Hlth. 52: 48-49.
  22. Tosh, C., Nagarajan, S., Behera, P., Rajukumar, K., Purohit, K., Kamal, R.P., Murugkar, H.V., Gounalan, S., Pattnaik, B., Vanamayya, P.R., Pradhan, H.K., Dubey, S.C. (2008). Genetic analysis of H9N2 avian influenza viruses isolated from India.Arch. Virol. 153: 1433-1439.
  23. H.V. Murugkar, S. Nagarajan, C. Tosh, S. Bhatia, G. Venkatesh, R. Jain, S. Kumar, R. Khandia, M. Pandey, P. Behera, S. Tripathy, D.D. Kulkarni, S.C. Dubey (2008). H5N1 virus outbreaks in poultry in India. The Veterinary Record, February 23, 255.
  24. Tosh, C., H. V. Murugkar, S. Nagarajan, S. Bhatia, A. K. Pateriya, P. Behera, R. Jain, S. Kumar, R. Khandia, P. R. Vanamayya, S. C. Dubey (2007). Outbreak of avian influenza virus H5N1 in India. Vet Rec. 161 (8): 279.
  25. Pattnaik, B.., Pateriya, A.K., Khandia, R., Tosh, C., Nagarajan, S., Gounalan, S., Murugkar, H.V., Shankar B.P., Shrivastava, N., Behera, P., Bhagat, S., Peiris1 J.S.M. and Pradhan, H.K. (2006). Phylogenetic analysis revealed genetic similarity of the H5N1 avian influenza viruses isolated from HPAI outbreaks in chickens in Maharashtra, India with those isolated from swan in Italy and Iran in 2006. Curr.Sci. 91: 77-81.
  26. Shome BR, Songer JG, Shakuntala I, Shome Rajeswari, Kumar Ashok, Chakraborty S, Mazumder Y, Rahman MM, Das A,Murugkar HV, Rahman H and Bujarbaruah KM (2006). Atypical blackleg caused by Clostridium perfringens type A in cattle in Manipur, India. Indian J. Anim. Sci.76 (5): 353-357.
  27. Shome BR, Rahman H, Shome Rajeswari, Murugkar HV, Mazumder Y, Das A, Kumar Ashok and Bujarbaruah KM (2006). Detection of virulence genes and genotyping of Salmonella enterica isolated from livestock and poultry. Indian Vet. J. 83: 934-938.
  28. Shome Rajeswari, Shome BR, Rahman H, Murugkar HV, Kumar Ashok, Bhatt BP and Bujarbaruah KM (2005). An outbreak of Riemerella anatipestifer infection in ducks in Meghalaya. Indian J. Comp. Microbiol. Immunol. Infect. Dis.25: 126-127.
  29. Dubal, Z. B., Rahman, H., Murugkar, H. V., Kumar, A., Shome, B. R., Shome, R. and Mukharjee, S. (2005). Characterization of Escherichia coli isolates from piglet diarrhoea with its antibiogram. Indian J. Anim. Sci. 75: 1388-1390.
  30. Shome, R., Shome, B. R, Rahman, H., Murugkar, H. V., Kumar, A. and Bujarbaruah, K. M. (2005). Involvement of Klebsiella pnuemoniae in metritic infection of rabbit: a case report. Indian Vet. J. 82: 1244-45.
  31. Murugkar, H.V., Rahman, H., and Bhattacharyya, D. Kumar. (2004). Isolation, serotyping and antibiogram of Salmonella from man and animals in northeast India. Indian J. Med. Res. 122: 235-240.
  32. Shakuntala I, Murugkar HV, Kumar Ashok, Das Anubtrata (2005). Bacterial pathogens from upper respiratory tract of rabbits reared under intensive system. Indian J. of Anim. Sci., 75 (8): 938-940.
  33. Shome BR, Shome Rajeswari, Das A, Mazumder Y, Rahman M M, Rahman H, Murugkar HV, Kumar Ashok and Bujarbaruah KM (2005). Molecular characterization of Escherichia coli O 149 and O157 serotypes isolated from piglets and poultry. Indian J. of Anim. Sci., 75 (6): 601-605.
  34. Rahman H, Murugkar HV, Kumar Ashok, Shome BR, Shome R and Bujarbaruah KM (2005). Zoonotic infections in northeastern region. Indian J. Hill Farming. 17 (1&2): 1-8.
  35. Rahman, H., Wardt, A. D., Murugkar, H.V. and Bhattacharyya, D. K. (2005). Prevalence of sopE gene and its phenotypic expression among different serovars of Salmonella. Indian J. Exp. Biol. 43: 631-634.
  36. Shome, R., Shome, B R., Rahman, M., Murugkar, H.V., Kumar, A., Rahman, H. and Bujarbaruah, K. M. (2005). Plasmid diversity in E. coli strains isolated from piglet diarrhoea. Indian J. Anim. Sci. 75 : 196 - 198.
  37. Murugkar, H.V., Rahman, H., Shome, B. R., Kumar, A., Shome, R., Dubal, Z. B. Begum, R. H. and Bujarbaruah, K. M.(2004). Detection of toxin genes of Escherichia coli by polymerase chain reaction. J. Appl. Biosci. Biotech. 1: 35 -37.
  38. Murugkar, H.V., Rahman, H., Dutta, P. K. Kumar, A. and Bhattacharyya, D. K. (2004). Some molecular epidemiological features of Salmonella Enteritidis isolated from man and animals. J. Appl. Biosci. Biotech. 1: 24 - 27.
  39. Bhattacharyya, D. K., Rahman, H. and Murugkar, H. V. (2004). Prevalence of Salmonella in poultry in Northeastern India.Indian J. Vet. Res. 13: 1 - 7.
  40. Murugkar, H.V., Rahman, H., Bhattacharyya, D. K., Kumar, A., Shome, B. R. and Shome R. (2004). Some epidemiological features of Salmonella Typhimurium isolated from North East India. Indian J. Anim. Sci. 74: 609- 611.
  41. Bhattacharyya, D. K., Rahman, H. and Murugkar, H. V. (2004). Development and evaluation of Salmonella toxoid vaccine for poultry. Indian J. Anim.Sci 74: 581-585.
  42. Murugkar, H.V., Rahman, H. Dutta, P. K., Kumar, A. and Shome, B. R. (2003). Comparative evaluation of different methods for detection of Salmonella enterotoxin. Indian J. Comp. Microbiol. Immunol. Infect. Dis. 24 : 67 -70.
  43. Barman, N. N., Murugkar, H. V. and Rahman, H. (2003). Sero-prevalence of Newcastle disease, fowl pox, infectious bursal disease and salmonellosis among pigeons. Indian J. Anima. Sci. 73: 504 -505.
  44. Murugkar, H.V., Rahman, H., Dutta, P. K., Kumar, A., Shome, B. R. and Shome, R. (2003). Purification of Salmonellaenterotoxin and its detection in field Salmonella strains by dot-ELISA. J. Vet. Publ. Hlth. 1: 1-7.
  45. Murugkar, H.V., Rahman, H. and Dutta, P. K. (2003). Distribution of virulence genes in Salmonella serovars isolated from man and animals. Indian J. Med. Res. 117: 66-70.
  46. Verma ND, Shome BR, Kumar A, Murugkar HV, Shakuntala I, and Shome R (2000). Animal Health Research in Manipur: An Overview. Silver Jubilee Souvenir, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Manipur Centre, Imphal, pp. 4 -11.
  47. Vinod, K., Margaret, A.M.R., Mandal, B.K. and Murugkar, H.V. (2000). Aeromonas Disease in Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) of Umiam reservoir of Meghalaya. Environment & Ecology 18(1): 100-103.
  48. Waskar, V.S., Sherikar, A.T., Murugkar, H.V. and Paturkar, A.M. (1998). Microbiological profile of raw, Semi-processed pork products and ingredients used in manufacture of processed pork products. Indian J. Comp. Microbiol. Immunol. and Inf. Dis.19 (2): 118-120.
  49. Murugkar, H.V. (1998). Hazard Analysis and Critical control Point Approach in Food: An effective tool in quality control. Ind. Soc.Anal. Sci.1(1): 10-11.
  50. Paturkar, A.M., Sherikar, A.T. and Murugkar, H.V. (1995). Isolation of Salmonella from meat, blood, faeces, bile and lymphnodes of different species of animals.1995) Indian J. Anim. Sci. 65 (4): 393-395.
  51. Murugkar H.V. (1995). Role of Animal Health in achieving sustainability of hill agriculture through livestock. Proc. Summer Institute on Sustainable Hill Agriculture pp. 204-208.
  52. Ghosh, S.S., Murugkar, H.V. and Verma, J.C. (1995). Salmonella serotypes in animals and poultry in North-Eastern Hills.Indian J. Comp. Microbiol. Immunol. and Inf. Dis. 16 (3&4): 165-167.
  53. Tarwate, B.G., Sherikar, A.T., Murugkar, H.V. and Paturkar, A.M. (1995). Studies on the levels of microbial contamination of carcass sites in a buffalo slaughterline. Indian Vet. Med. J. 17:33-35.
  54. Murugkar, H.V. and Ghosh, S.S. (1995). Pasteurella multocida serotype A:1 in ducks in Tripura. Indian J. Comp. Microbiol. Immunol. And Inf. Dis. 16 (3&4): 109-112.
  55. Tarwate, B.G., Sherikar, A.T., Murugkar, H.V. (1993). Microbiological analysis of Environmental sources of contamination in Deonar Abattoir. J. Food Sci. Tech. 30:92).
  56. Kulkarni, N.M., Sherikar, A.T., Tarwate, B.G., Paturkar, A.M. and Murugkar, H.V. (1992). Incidence of Campylobacter jejuniin chicken and their carcasses sold at Bombay city. Indian J. Anim. Sci. 62(11): 1024-1027.
  57. Murugkar H.V., Sherikar, A.T., Paturkar, A.M. and Tarwate, B.G. (1993). Studies on microbiological quality of meat products with special reference to bacterial flora of public health implications. J. Appl. Anim. Research 4: 91-97.

Technical Papers/Book Chapters

  1. Murugkar, H.V. and Dubey, S.C. (2009). Laboratory Biosafety Concepts for Environmental Pollution. In "Environmental Pollution and Health Risk to Man and Animals". Ed. S.R. Garg. (Under publication).
  2. S.C. Dubey, P.R. Vanamayya, C. Tosh, H.V. Murugkar, S. Nagarajan, S. Bhatia and S.P.S. Ahlawat. (2007) Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 infection detected in Manipur.. ICAR NEWS, July-September, 2007.
  3. Kumar Ashok, Rahman H, Shome BR, Murugkar HV and Shome R (2005). Campylobacteriosis: An emerging disease. Ibid. Pp. 135-142.
  4. Rahman H, Murugkar HV, Kumar Ashok, Shome BR and Shome R (2005). Salmonella enterotoxin (Stn): An update. Ibid. Pp. 117-122.
  5. Shome BR, Rahman H, Kumar Ashok, Shome R, Murugkar HV and Bujarbaruah KM (2005). DNA based typing of Microorganisms. Ibid. Pp. 93-103.
  6. Shome BR, Kumar Ashok, Shakuntala I, Shome Rajeswari, Rahman H, Murugkar HV, Verma ND and Bujarbaruah KM (2005). Atypical (false) blackleg in cattle of Manipur: An update. Ibid. Pp. 65-72.
  7. Rahman H, Shome BR, Murugkar HV, Kumar A, Shome R and Bujarbaruah KM (2005). Classical swine fever (hog cholera) in Northeastern India: An overview. In: Advances in Microbiology. Eds. Rahman H, Kumar Ashok, Shome BR, Murugkar HV,Shome R and Bujarbaruah KM. Pp. 53-58.
  8. Rahman, H. and Murugkar, H.V. (2003). Problems of zoonoses in North Eastern India. Compedium, 2nd Annual Conf. & Natl. Symp., Indian Assoc. Vet. Publ. Hlth. Specialists, MAFSU, Nagpur, Sept. 20-23, pp111-112.
  9. Rahman, H., Murugkar, H.V. and Kumar, A. (2003). Current status of Salmonella enterotoxin (Stn). In:Advance in Veterinary Public Health, Singh et al. (edit), GBPUT, Pantnagar, pp127-130.
  10. Murugkar.H.V. and N.D. Verma. (2004). Water and air-borne diseases. Textbook of elements of veterinary public health. A.T. Sherikar, V.N. Bachhil, D.C. Thapliyal. Publ. Directorate of Information and Publications of Agriculture, ICAR, pp. 527-544.

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